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2008: The Directors and Writers Thread

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What if it's Jim Reilly? :lol:

Seriously though, just after 3 episodes and you already want the scabs? That's a bit premature. Let's see if they're consistently good for a few months first, IMO.

Well seeing as Characters are never outside there bubble with JP, and family's don't interact this much with JP, I beg to differ on the fact that it is just like a JP show.

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What if it's Jim Reilly? :lol:

Seriously though, just after 3 episodes and you already want the scabs? That's a bit premature. Let's see if they're consistently good for a few months first, IMO.

LOL! I hope it would not be him but whoever it is doing better than JP has done, I do agree though I will give it time, I just really like what I am seeing.

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In what way has ATWT improved? I'm not seeing it. Don't be fooled because Tom, Margo, Bob, etc. are on right now. This is just to prop Chris and introduce Casey. The show is still sucking donkey balls with the horrible Dusty story, extremely distasteful writing for women (ROSANNA anyone?!) and soon another one of Hal's kids will go to the dark side. Goutman's writing is just a continuation of the garbage Passanante was sending out. I can't think of a single good story or rootable character (with screentime).

Now that AMC is improving I'd say ATWT is the worst soap on air

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QUOTE (Chris B @ Jan 29 2008, 11:35 PM)
Goutman's writing is just a continuation of the garbage Passanante was sending out.

That's for damn sure. Last fall ATWT dusted off the vets for few episodes, and resumed the insanity soon after. This is no different. Bob was a non-issue in his own coma story, which ultimately represented a hospital mystery that should have been tied to Lucinda and Craig's battle for Montgomery Enterprises. No such luck. As soon as Dusty's murder and Carly's ventriloquist are a memory, Goutman will be back to killing the show as he did since refusing to call for changes when Hogan Sheffer started to falter.

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A question

episode 28 b&b credits written Michael Minnis - Kay Alden - Elizabeth Snyder- Bradley Bell why? :)

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My guess is that the Donna/Eric were written in outlines pre-strike. It happened with several DAYs episodes as well - right?

As of Jan 29 the screen is blank again - no writers listed.

As for Y&R. Halelujah! The b*tch is out - thanks to a house sweep by SONY labeled as force majeur. She ain't coming back; what a gift for Y&R fans.

Let's that Josh Griffith knows his stuff, I'm pretty optimistic about Maria Arena Bell and there's also Natali Minardi and/or Janice Ferri Esser as soon as the strike is over. I guess one of these woman will get a promotion by then and replace Arena Bell if she doesn't want to continue.

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My guess is that the Donna/Eric were written in outlines pre-strike. It happened with several DAYs episodes as well - right?

As of Jan 29 the screen is blank again - no writers listed.

I didn't understand the question at all. :mellow:

As for Minardi and Ferri - OK about Minardi, but I'm not that big a fan of Janice.

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I didn't understand the question at all. :mellow:

B&B writer credits went strike-blank as of Jan 22. But this Monday there suddenly were again headwriter and asoc. hw.s listed... But it lasted only one day.

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B&B writer credits went strike-blank as of Jan 22. But this Monday there suddenly were again headwriter and asoc. hw.s listed... But it lasted only one day.

Oh, know I know what he meant.

BTW, Toups, could you post the dates for each soap opera when scab scripts started appearing? Thank you!

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AMC:

- James Harmon Brown back listed as Co-Head Writer on January 31

- Barbara Esensten back listed as Co-Head Writer on January 31

"Two of the most prominent soap opera writers to return to work are James Harmon Brown and Barbara J. Esensten, the co-head writers of “All My Children” on ABC, according to someone briefed on their decision who would discuss it only anonymously. The writing team, whose credits include “Guiding Light” and “Port Charles,” accepted financial core status and returned to work in late December."

If B&E are already back in the credits, there is no way they went back to work in late December. It would've been sometime in November.

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Yep.

Glad to see Josh Griffith is now the EP. I predict he'll stay EP after the strike is over.

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